Counting down to the launch of Star Wars Battlefront on 17 November. Prepare to be transported to a galaxy far, far away and fight in epic multiplayer or single player battles on Hoth, Endor, Tatooine and the previously unexplored planet, Sullust.

Star Wars Battlefront will be available in Asia on 17 November 2015 on PS4, PC and Xbox One. The Star Wars fan in me is very tempted to buy a new gaming console just to play this game.

Players who pre-order Star Wars Battlefront will be among the first to battle on the Planet of Jakku on 1 December. The Battle of Jakku is the pivotal moment when the New Republic confronted key Imperial holdouts on a remote desert planet. Taking place in the aftermath of the Rebel victory in the Battle of Endor, players will experience the events that created the massive, battle-scarred landscape of Jakku shown in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. All other players will get access to this content a week later on 8 December 2015.

If the rumor is correct, Apple will be opening its first store in Singapore next year.

According to a letter from Pure Fitness to its members, the fitness centre will be closing its gym at Knightsbridge to make way for the opening of a new Apple store in late 2016. Other tenants will also be handing back the space.

Looks like we are going to get a 3 storey Apple Store by end of 2016. Who is excited about this? I, for one, am glad that we are finally getting a Genius Bar.

Nothing to do this weekend? Check out the SG50 event by Audi and LG that brings you back in time to 1965 Singapore at Fullerton Hotel.

Go on a ride in an Audi and travel back to Singapore 1965 with the help of virtual reality.
Immerse yourself in the sights and sound of our civic district while wearing LG G4 Smartphone on Google Cardboard.

Dick Lee will be your virtual tour guide to show you how far we’ve come. See the Singapore River when it was still the centre of trade, the grandeur of the Old Supreme Court and even our shoreline before land reclamation took place.

A Drive Back in Time is a complimentary event open to the public. You can book a seat for your time travel experience at Audi website now. Alternatively, just go down to the event and you’ll be allocated to the earliest possible slot. Hurry, the last day is on 25 October 2015.

26 years ago, the world had a glimpse of the future through Back To The Future 2. Yes, I know it is a Hollywood movie. But 26 years ago, many people thought that the 2015 in the movie might become the real thing. After all, we all thought we’ll be driving flying cars and skating around the neighbourhood on our Hoverboard.

But this is not the October 21, 2015 from Back To The Future.

We don’t have Hoverboard. I know many people tried making a Hoverboard ever since the movie. But all of them require a special flooring to work. In short, it is not feasible.

We don’t have flying cars too. Flying car is not new in movies. Before Back To The Future, there were many movies that envision that we will be driving flying cars too. But perhaps it is good that we don’t have flying cars. We are already having problem regulating the use of drones. Imagine cars flying around. The sky is going to be a mess. And what if there is an accident? Will we have cars falling down from the sky?

I know there are still people out there researching and perfecting flying cars. But perhaps flying cars are never meant to be for the future. Instead, I think driverless car is the way to go. Imagine the road filled with driverless cars. Since there’s no human controlling the car, there is no accidents. Driverless cars are able to communicate with other cars near them and inform them their intention of changing lanes. In fact, driverless cars can all travel at high speed without fear of collision. So forget about flying cars. Driverless cars is the future. And we are not far away from that. Google and several car makers are already testing their version of driverless car.

And we didn’t get Jaws 19 (luckily). The 3 sequels to Jaws were bad. Really bad. We did have 3D although it wasn’t as good as the shark that pop out and “attack” Marty. But you need to wear 3D glasses for that. I doubt 3D will be popular. Back To The Future 2 did correctly predicted flat screen TV that can be hang on the wall. And I’m glad that our TV has better resolution that those in the movie. We don’t view 6 channels at the same time like what Marty Jr did. But we do get distracted with mobile phones and tablets while watching TV.

Speaking of mobile phones, one thing that Back To The Future 2 didn’t see it coming is the rise of smartphone. There is also no evidence of the Internet in the movie. In fact, if Back To The Future 2 were to happen now, then Marty Jr wouldn’t even need to meet Griff at the Cafe 80’s. They can just talk through social networking sites or Instant Messengers.

And we hardly use Fax Machine anymore. Lol. It’s hard to imagine having a Fax Machine in every room.

Back To The Future 2 interestingly predicted that flying drones covering news. While that is slowly becoming a reality, one thing they missed is the way we consume news. If someone crash into the Hill Valley Clock Tower, the news will most likely be all over social media first.

We do have biometric door lock but it is not common yet. We use voice recognition command to control many things. It is not as good as Back To The Future 2 but it is constantly improving. We do not have robots walking our dogs or moving trash can. And we definitely don’t have dehydrated pizza although I wish that will really happen some day.

One thing that I’m glad that the writers were totally wrong is the fashion of 2015. I can’t imagine myself wearing something like what Griff and gang were wearing. Or having pockets inside out. That’s just bizarre. However it would be great to have power lacing shoes and self fitting, self drying jackets.

Back To The Future 2 got a lot of things wrong. But I’m glad they were wrong. Because our version of October 21, 2015 is better than the movie. Welcome to the Future.

According to the STOMP article, the photo was taken at around 5.45am on the Circle line from Bishan towards Harbourfront. The elderly man had to sit on a ledge as a lady in SMRT uniform was occupying the Reserved Seat with her bag.

Firstly, it is 5.45am. It is usually quite empty on the Circle Line at this hour. I’m sure there are a lot of other free seat.

Also, the STOMPer could have given up his seat to the elderly man. If the STOMPer is seated opposite the SMRT employee, then his seat should also be a Reserved Seat. Even if it is not a Reserved Seat, it is always good to give up your seat to someone who needs it more than you.

Lastly, and most importantly, the STOMPer could have just ask the SMRT employee to shift her bag so that the elderly man can sit there. What’s the point of taking photo and sending it to STOMP?

This is not the first time someone send stupid things to STOMP. Last year, someone send a photo of a NSF not giving up his seat to an elderly lady. But in actual fact, there is an empty seat just few seats away.

I think it is time to stop STOMP-ing. STOMP is cultivating a very bad behaviour. If you see something wrong, step forward and fix it. Speak up or do something about it. What’s the point taking photo and sending it to STOMP?